Nordic Journal of Media Studies

Nordic Journal of Media Studies is published by Sciendo. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Media Studies and Communication, Gender, Feminism, and Media and Media and Digital Communication, together about 36.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

About the journalEstablished in 2019, Nordic Journal of Media Studies is published once a year, and each volume focuses on a particular theme of media research. The journal is published by Nordicom, a centre for Nordic media and communication research at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, supported by the Nordic Council of Ministers. The journal is supported by the Nordic Board for Periodicals in the Humanities and Social Sciences (NOP-HS). Nordic Journal of Media Studies follows a double-blind peer review process where all submitted manuscripts are made anonymous and judged by at least two independent and external anonymous scholars appropriate for the subject. Reviewers are asked to state their recommendation about whether the article should be published when submitting their review. Reviewers are also encouraged to provide comments that are for editors only, including concerns about misconduct or problems adequately assessing all parts of the manuscript. Reviewers are requested to disclose any potential conflict of interest. The comments provided by the reviewers inform the decision of the editorial team to publish or refuse the submission. Each issue is edited by different members of the editorial team, which may include invited external guest editors.Aims & scopeNordic Journal of Media Studies is a peer reviewed international publication dedicated to media research. The journal is a meeting place for Nordic, European, and global perspectives on media studies. The editors stress the importance of innovative and interdisciplinary research, and welcome contributions on both contemporary developments and historical topics. The journal is open for theoretical contributions and empirical research, and combinations thereof. The editors also welcome critical approaches to media studies addressing questions of power, inequality, participation, and voice. Nordic Journal of Media Studies focuses on the interplay between the media and their cultural and social contexts. We are interested in the media as industries and institutions of modern society, but also in how they are woven into the fabric of everyday life as mobile and interactive technologies. The emergence of new social networks, changes in political communication, intensified datafication and surveillance of human interaction, and new dynamics between media, popular culture, as well as commercial markets, are important aspects of the changing relationship between the media, culture, and society.Publi

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

Editor-in-chief Anne JerslevPublisher website

Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Sweden 4, Denmark 2, Norway 2 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-11-01

CAS Journal Ranking

CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)

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Database indexing

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Impact

CiteScore 2026-06

2.4LetPub · 2026-11-01

CiteScore (publisher)

2.4Publisher website · 2026-11-01

SJR 2026-06

0.8LetPub · 2026-11-01

SNIP 2026-06

1.28LetPub · 2026-11-01

h-index

13OpenAlex · 2026-11-01

i10-index

21OpenAlex · 2026-11-01

2-year mean citedness

1.75OpenAlex · 2026-11-01

Share of gold OA articles

0%LetPub · 2026-11-01

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Average review time (community reports)

about 25 weeksLetPub · 2026-11-01

Submission to publication (journal-reported)

about 25 weeksDOAJ · 2026-11-01

Peer review

Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ

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Publisher

Sciendo

Country or region

Poland

Language

English

ISSN

2003-184X

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
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• Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
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• Open access statement ↗DOAJ
• License & copyright ↗DOAJ
• Peer review process ↗DOAJ
• Editorial board ↗DOAJ
• Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ